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Getting Our Arms Around Rick Warren’s Story

April 11, 2013

| death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, grief, influence, Leadership, Life, Mental Health, Mourning, Spiritual health, Suffering, suicide, Tragedy, Uncategorized

I am daily amazed and inspired at how Rick Warren is being real and yet still faith-full amidst his grief over the suicide of his […]

A Prayer For Leaders in light of MLK Day

January 22, 2013

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| Change, Communication, Expectations, Failure, influence, Leadership, Life, Spiritual health

In an email from Ruth Haley Barton‘s Transforming Center, this piece resonated deeply with me. As yesterday’s US Presidential Inauguration fell on the observance of […]

What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 4

February 16, 2012

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| Anxiety, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, influence, Insecurity, Leadership, Relationships, success

In an occasional series, we’ve been addressing the issue of insecurity in leadership. Perry Noble came out today with a great list of ways you […]

What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 3

July 11, 2011

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| Anxiety, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, influence, Insecurity, Leadership, Relationships, success

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on this issue of insecurity in pastor and leaders. Recently, I read something that Mark Batterson (pastor of […]

Francis Chan Next Steps

September 3, 2010

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| Church life, Communication, Expectations, influence, Leadership, Pastor, Resignations, Transitions

Over on the Mars Hill Church blog, an interview with Francis Chan by Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris was posted. It’s one of the most […]

What Does Tiger Woods’ Apology Say To Pastors?

February 19, 2010

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| Affairs, Brokenness, confession, deception, duplicity, Expectations, Failure, Family, influence, Leadership, Marriage, Pastor, Relationships, Sex Addiction, success, Tragedy

You’ve probably heard enough about Tiger Woods’ sordid lifestyle. I have too. And I have no interest in exploiting any of it. However, I have […]

Creating a Culture of Balance

July 5, 2009

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| Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, influence, Leadership, Margin, Marriage, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life

I recently read a great paper available from Leadership Network on how Pastors in their 20’s and 30’s are dealing with the stress and strain […]

A Pastor or A Politician? The Unfolding of Governor Mark Sanford?

June 25, 2009

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| Affairs, Brokenness, Burnout, Communication, confession, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Failure, Family, influence, Leadership, Marriage, Pastor, Relationships, success, Tragedy

What’s the difference between a Pastor and a Politician? Both are highly public figures. Both represent something larger than themselves. There are similarities that are […]